{"id":2710,"date":"2016-07-01T15:51:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T19:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=2710"},"modified":"2016-07-01T15:51:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T19:51:47","slug":"40-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=2710","title":{"rendered":"40 Peace Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Australia, students of Sri Chinmoy are presenting 40 Peace talks around the country to commemorate Sri Chinmoy&#8217;s first visit in 1976. The talks offer an opportunity to learn about Sri Chinmoy&#8217;s approach to peace and how this can be made a practical reality in the lives of individuals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Animesh-talking-medium-768x565.jpg\" alt=\"Animesh-talking-medium-768x565\" width=\"684\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Animesh-talking-medium-768x565.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Animesh-talking-medium-768x565-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Animesh-talking-medium-768x565-500x367.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nPicture of Sri Chinmoy, with talk introduced by Animesh Harrington<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Animesh-talking-about-Australia-1976-medium-768x943.jpg\" alt=\"Animesh-talking-about-Australia-1976-medium-768x943\" width=\"768\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Animesh-talking-about-Australia-1976-medium-768x943.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Animesh-talking-about-Australia-1976-medium-768x943-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Animesh-talking-about-Australia-1976-medium-768x943-500x400.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sri Chinmoy was a spiritual Teacher who, in his own words, was &#8216;A student of peace.&#8217; During his time in the West, Sri Chinmoy gave many talks on the subject of peace, and also offered Peace Concerts around the world.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to teaching meditation, prayer and devotional music, Sri Chinmoy also believes that peace can be spread through dynamism and sport. To this end he founded the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.peacerun.org\">Sri Chinmoy Peace Run<\/a>&#8221; a grassroots initiative to run around the world, meeting people and seeking to cultivate the ideals of peace, friendship and harmony.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2711\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2711 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unmilan-and-Animesh-with-Poster-medium-768x566.jpg\" alt=\"Unmilan-and-Animesh-with-Poster-medium-768x566\" width=\"768\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unmilan-and-Animesh-with-Poster-medium-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unmilan-and-Animesh-with-Poster-medium-768x566-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unmilan-and-Animesh-with-Poster-medium-768x566-500x368.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students of Sri Chinmoy &#8211; Unmilan and Animesh advertising the concert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The talks are offered in a way for people to find out about Sri Chinmoy and his philosophy of peace.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/peace-is-not-absence-power-love.jpg\" alt=\"peace-is-not-absence-power-love\" width=\"1133\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/peace-is-not-absence-power-love.jpg 1133w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/peace-is-not-absence-power-love-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/peace-is-not-absence-power-love-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/peace-is-not-absence-power-love-500x376.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/40peacetalks.org\/\">40 Peace Talks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernstar.com.au\/news\/jenny-dowell-shares-something-in-common-with-mothe\/3036164\/\">Supporters of Peace Run<\/a> &#8211; article in local paper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Australia, students of Sri Chinmoy are presenting 40 Peace talks around the country to commemorate Sri Chinmoy&#8217;s first visit in 1976. The talks offer an opportunity to learn about Sri Chinmoy&#8217;s approach to peace and how this can be made a practical reality in the lives of individuals. 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